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Crackdown, a new podcast from the Downtown Eastside, reports on the drug war through the eyes of its victims
The overdose epidemic receives a lot of media attention in Vancouver. More than 350 people in the city died after taking drugs last year, which is an astronomical number for a population its size.
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The lessons we can learn from Vancouver drug consumption room
He had used this specific facility in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside ... the DTES against the backdrop of an unprecedented epidemic of hard drug use and HIV infections. In 20 years, the facility ...
The Columbian4d
VHA makes progress on crime and drug trafficking at The Pacific and The Meridian apartments in central Vancouver
The passageway between The Pacific and The Meridian apartment complexes was tranquil on a recent afternoon — a stark contrast ...
The Georgia Straight8y
Skirting drug laws, Vancouver social-housing operators create consumption rooms for tenants who fear fentanyl
Two of Vancouver’s largest social ... “Having access to clean drugs for people will absolutely help curb this epidemic,” she said. “It’s probably not the only thing but it is something ...
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B.C. judge halts Vancouver man's extradition to U.S. in fentanyl overdose case
A B.C. judge agreed with a constitutional challenge by lawyers for a Vancouver ... the opioid epidemic in a 2022 news release announcing the charges. “The number of deaths from drug overdoses ...
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Columbia River Mental Health Services aims to have a new mobile clinic up and running later this year
As the opioid epidemic ravages the U.S ... according to the city of Vancouver. Half of deaths in both years have been due to drug overdoses. City staff have previously estimated almost 500 ...